--Nanta--

When Toothless landed in the Cove, Hiccup ran straight to Nanta, a mixed look of concern and happiness on his face. Nanta looked up at him briefly before looking back down at her the sketch she was working on. Hiccup sat down beside her, out of breath.

"Tell me." Nanta said, not taking her eyes off the journal.

"What?" Hiccup asked as Toothless crawled in beside him.

"Well, I figured out you won today by packed bag." She pointed to the bag by the wall, which she had brought inside. Hiccup sighed and looked at the ground. "How was, with the girl?" He smiled now, blushing.

"She uh, she kissed me."

--Hiccup--

He looked up to see Nanta smiling softly at him. She was absently holding her pendant again. Toothless made the gutteral noises he always did when speaking to Nanta. He must have told her something bad, because her face immediately fell into a frown. She said something back, taking her hand off her necklace and closing the book on her lap. They went back and forth a few times before Nanta spoke to Hiccup.

"You are alright?" She asked him. After seeing his confused face, she continued. "The Nest, is dangerous place."

"Oh, yeah. I'm fine." Nanta nodded, content with Hiccup's answer. There was silence for a few moments. "What do you know about the Nest?" She froze, caught off guard by the question. "You know how to find it? Without a dragon?" She was quiet another moment.

"Yes." She nearly whispered.

"And the giant dragon? It like the queen or something?" Hiccup sat forward, enthused.

"Yes. Is our Queen." She leaned back against the wall, her side obviously still hurting her.

"Our Queen? Do you live there?" Hiccup almost missed her nod.

"She is cruel." Nanta said, venom in her voice. "I wait for the day she dies." Hiccup paused for a moment, baffled by her statement.

"So, so, when she dies, what happens? Another dragon become the queen?" Nanta looked up at Hiccup with her cold eyes.

"Not another dragon. Me." She said, matter of fact. Hiccup did a double take.

"Um what?" He asked, eyebrows scrunched together.

"Well, me and Pitch." She took hold of her necklace again. "We are second to the Queen. We are next most powerful." Hiccup stared at her with wide eyes. Toothless said something to Nanta, and she chuckled lightly before replying. There was a comfortable quiet between them for a few minutes.

"I think I'm gonna go and at least try to get some sleep." Hiccup said, standing up and dusting off his hands.

"Yes, yes." Nanta stood as well. She had a very serious look on her face. She put her left hand on Hiccup's shoulder. "Luck be with you, tomorrow." He nodded solemnly as she dropped her hand, then grabbed the bag he had packed earlier that day. With one look back at Toothless and Nanta, and left the cave.

The entire walk back to the village, Hiccup could only think about one thing: the little blue stone hanging around Nanta's neck, and the little runes carved in it. LH. All of his thoughts snapped together as he worked out the puzzle. Icy blue eyes. Wild red hair. LH. Hiccup stopped walking and spoke out loud.

"Lovely Haddock."